{"id":203695,"date":"2025-10-10T22:15:10","date_gmt":"2025-10-10T22:15:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/203695\/"},"modified":"2025-10-10T22:15:10","modified_gmt":"2025-10-10T22:15:10","slug":"northern-combat-club-at-rumble-in-the-cage-70-in-lethbridge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/203695\/","title":{"rendered":"Northern Combat Club at Rumble in the Cage 70 in Lethbridge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/RITC-70-Marc-2-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Marc Schaefer against Connor Lowry at&#10;RITC 70 in Alberta, 2025. (Northern Combat Club, Facebook)\" class=\"wp-image-242367\"  \/>Marc Schaefer against Connor Lowry at<br \/>\nRITC 70 in Alberta, 2025. (Northern Combat Club, Facebook)<\/p>\n<p>FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. \u2014 Competitors from a local mixed martial arts (MMA) gym had a nearly perfect weekend competing in the cage in Alberta.<\/p>\n<p>Five fighters from the Northern Combat Club went down to Lethbridge to compete in regional promotion Rumble in the Cage (RITC) 70 on Saturday, October 4th at the Servus Sports Centre.<\/p>\n<p>The local grapplers didn\u2019t disappoint, getting three wins, one loss and a disqualification in their fights. That includes Steve Smith, who won a heavyweight contest over opponent Jon Panapasa by submission.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/RITC-70-Steve-Smith-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"RITC 70 in Alberta, 2025. (Northern Combat Club, Facebook)\" class=\"wp-image-242368\"  \/>Jon Panapasa in a headlock against Steve Smith at RITC 70 in Alberta, 2025. (Northern Combat Club, Facebook)<\/p>\n<p>Northern Combat Club coach Clint Parker told Energeticcity.ca he always appreciates heading down to Alberta to give his athletes the chance to compete.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat I like about RITC is they have everything,\u201d said Parker. \u201c[They have fights in] kickboxing, bare knuckle boxing and amateur MMA.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe card had everything you want for fighting. [It had] 19 fights, so it\u2019s a lot of fights and they have a really deep talent pool to pull from.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Other fighters who joined Smith on the card included Timber Bigfoot, who rolled his bare knuckle boxing record to 2-0 by defeating Dillon Lewis.<\/p>\n<p>Parker has seen Bigfoot\u2019s development over more than a decade, describing him as a \u201ccocky kid\u201d when he began training.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe had to tone him down,\u201d said Parker. \u201cIt was funny. His mom came in, and I didn\u2019t know he was a kid. She told me, \u2018he\u2019s 15.\u2019 Timber\u2019s had tough training from the beginning, he\u2019s very trained.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Marc Schaefer, a mainstay on Parker\u2019s Northern Combat Invitational (NCI) cards, also competed \u2013 downing Edmonton\u2019s Connor Lowry.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/RITC-70-Marc-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Marc Schaefer after winning his fight against Connor Lowry at RITC 70 in Alberta, 2025. (Northern Combat Club, Facebook)\" class=\"wp-image-242369\"  \/>Marc Schaefer after winning his fight against Connor Lowry at<br \/>\nRITC 70 in Alberta, 2025. (Northern Combat Club, Facebook)<\/p>\n<p>The two fighters who did not have their arms raised were Brody Herridge, who lost by decision to Calgary\u2019s Rahill Safi, and Aiden Hoffmeyer, who was disqualified against opponent Jonah Ellis due to what Parker described as an \u201cerrant knee.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Unlike professional MMA, the card was strictly amateur. Parker says there won\u2019t be a protest to overturn the decision.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt should have been a no-contest,\u201d said Parker. \u201cWe don\u2019t care too much.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>RITC 70 took place on Saturday, October 4th in Lethbridge, Alberta. More details about Northern Combat Club can be found on its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=100057524047947\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Facebook page.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Marc Schaefer against Connor Lowry at RITC 70 in Alberta, 2025. (Northern Combat Club, Facebook) FORT ST. 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